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" Sweeter than the perfume of roses is a reputation for a kind, charitable, unselfish nature; a ready disposition to do to others any good turn in your power. "

Orison Swett Marden

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" I hope people remember me as a good and decent man. And if they do, then that's success. "

" The quality of your work, in the long run, is the deciding factor on how much your services are valued by the world. "

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" What is the good of your stars and trees, your sunrise and the wind, if they do not enter into our daily lives? "

" Don't worry about being a star, worry about doing good work, and all that will come to you. "

" To many a man, and sometimes to a youth, there comes the opportunity to choose between honorable competence and tainted wealth. The young man who starts out to be poor and honorable, holds in his hand one of the strongest elements of success. "

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" You have to be very, very good looking to get ahead in motion pictures. "

" For good ideas and true innovation, you need human interaction, conflict, argument, debate. "

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" Success without honor is an unseasoned dish; it will satisfy your hunger, but it won't taste good. "

" Patriotism is love of country. But you can't love your country without loving your countrymen and countrywomen. We don't always have to agree, but we must empower each other, we must find the common ground, we must build bridges across our differences to pursue the common good. "

" What I wear is a reflection of where I am going and how I am feeling. If I'm in a good mood, it's got to be cashmere and jeans - just something comfy, soft and warm. When I'm down, I might find something that I haven't worn for a while that was bought for me - or wear a brooch or a pair of shoes that are like old friends. "

" Success is the child of drudgery and perseverance. It cannot be coaxed or bribed; pay the price and it is yours. "

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" What I've realized over the years is that I have some pretty good friends. "

" The good part about getting older is you stop trying to prove anything to anyone, including yourself. All you are in the pursuit of is collecting experiences - beautiful, fragile little soap bubbles that you store in your heart, and every once in a while you pull one out and gaze at the delicate pictures it shows you. "

" Do your little bit of good where you are; it's those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world. "

" Growing up, I had only one good pair of shoes. So on rainy school days, my mom would slip plastic bread bags over them to keep them dry. But I was never embarrassed. Because the school bus would be filled with rows and rows of young Iowans with bread bags slipped over their feet. "

" It takes a great man to be a good listener. "

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" I feel grateful because I have a lot of love in my life. I found the person I'm sharing my life with. I have a good man. "

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" Discouragement, fear, doubt, lack of self-confidence, are the germs which have killed the prosperity and happiness of tens of thousands of people. "

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Self-Confidence

" All who have accomplished great things have had a great aim, have fixed their gaze on a goal which was high, one which sometimes seemed impossible. "

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" A good boss makes his men realize they have more ability than they think they have so that they consistently do better work than they thought they could. "

Charles Erwin Wilson

" I was not a good student. I did not spend much time at college; I was too busy enjoying myself. "

Stephen Hawking

" It is every one's sacred duty to keep himself in a condition to do the biggest thing possible to him. "

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" Serenity is knowing that your worst shot is still pretty good. "

" Your days are short here; this is the last of your springs. And now in the serenity and quiet of this lovely place, touch the depths of truth, feel the hem of Heaven. You will go away with old, good friends. And don't forget when you leave why you came. "

Adlai E. Stevenson

" A good beginning makes a good end. "

" In most professions, if you stay at the office an extra four hours every day, you're gonna impress the boss. You're gonna get that promotion; you're gonna get that raise. You're gonna at least have job security. But with acting, if you're really ambitious and you have a good work ethic and are really good at your job, it might not really matter. "

" Senior officials are always looking for good juniors, so when the opportunity comes, they give you the responsibilities. "

Arundhati Bhattacharya

" Persuasion is achieved by the speaker's personal character when the speech is so spoken as to make us think him credible. We believe good men more fully and more readily than others: this is true generally whatever the question is, and absolutely true where exact certainty is impossible and opinions are divided. "

" Talking isn't doing. It is a kind of good deed to say well; and yet words are not deeds. "

William Shakespeare

" It is the idle man, not the great worker, who is always complaining that he has no time or opportunity. "

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